The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the top cell phone retailers and manufacturers have answered your climate change calls for cell phone recycling. The EPA esimates Americans have more than 100 million unused cell phones in their homes that, if recycled, could save enough upstream energy to power 194,000 households for a full year.

"Thanks to our Plug-In partners' efforts, recycling an old cell phone has become a quick and easy way for Americans to help protect the environment," said Susan Bodine, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. "By dropping it off at a store or sending it through the mail, Americans have more recycling options today than ever before."

Partners include: AT&T Wireless, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Staples, and T-Mobile.

Hit the jump to read the EPA press release.

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